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Indian shuttlers dominate at Asian Para Badminton Championships
Indian para-badminton contingent ended the Badminton Asia Para Badminton Championships 2025 with a total of 27 medals making it the best performance in the tournament.
Paralympic champion Nitesh Kumar starred for India winning three gold medals as the contingent finished with four gold medals, ten silver and 13 bronze medals.
Nitesh won gold in MS SL3 category and paired up with Tulshimati Murgesan and Sukant Kadam to win gold medals in mixed doubles SL3-SU5 category and men's doubles SL3-SL4 category respectively.
Manisha Ramadass won the other gold in the women's singles SU5 category.
In the men's doubles SL3-SL4 category final, Sukant Kadam and Nitesh Kumar battled past fellow Indians Jagadesh Dilli and Naveen Sivakumar in a gripping three-set match that ended 21-17 11-21 21-11. The bronze in the same category also went to India, with Mohammad Arwaz Ansari and Abhijeet Sakhuja stepping onto the podium.
Reflecting on the tournament, Sukant Kadam said, 'It was one of those finals where you have to dig deep and trust your training. The competition is getting stronger each year, and this gold is a result of staying focused on the small things that make a difference.'
Apart from Nitesh, Krishna Nagar, Nithya Sre, Manasi Joshi, Chirag Baretha, and Mandeep Kaur were the other multiple medallists in the tournament.
In the mixed doubles SH6 event, Tokyo Paralympic gold medallist Krishna Nagar and his partner Nithya Sre gave it their all in a high-energy final against China's Lin Naili and Li Fengmei, narrowly missing the top spot and settling for silver after a 13-21, 21-19, 14-21 contest.
India also dominated the mixed doubles SL3–SU5 event, sweeping all three medals, with Nitesh Kumar and Thulasimathi Murgesan taking gold in a clinical straight-sets win over Ruthick Raghupathi and Manasi Joshi, while Chirag Baretha and Mandeep Kaur earned bronze.
Gold Medalists
1. Nitesh Kumar MS SL3
2. Nitesh Kumar & Tulshimati Murgesan XD SL3-SU5
3. Mnisha Ramadas WS SU5
4. Nitesh Kumar & Sukant Kadam MD SL3-SL4
Silver Medalists
1. Krishna Nagar & Nithya XD SH6
2. Mandeep Kaur WS-SL3
3. Palak Kohali WS- SL4
4. Ruthick Raghupati & Manshi Joshi XD SL3-SU5
5. Nithya Sre WS-SH6
6. Nithya Sre & Rachna Patel WD-SH6
7. Suryakant Yadav MS-SL4
8. Jagdish Dilli & Naveen Shivakumar MD SL3-SL4
09. Ruthick Raghupati & Hardik Makkar MD-SU5
10. Manshi Joshi & Tulshimati Murgeshan WD SL3-SU5
Bronze Medalists
1. Manshi Joshi- WS SL3
2. Naveen Shivakumar – MS SL4
3. Abhijeet Sakhuja & Arbaz Ansari MD SL3 -SL4
4. Umesh Vikaram Kumar – MS SL3
5. Prem ale & Abu Hubaida MD – WH1-WH2
6. Alphia James & Pallavi Kaluvehalli M – WD WH1-WH2
7. Tulshimathi Murgesan – WS SU5
8. Krishna Nagar – MS SH-6
9. Krishna Nagar & D Pandurangan, MD- SH6
10. Chirag Baretha & Mandeep Kaur XD SL3-SU5
11. Chirag Baretha & Rajkumar MD SU5
12. Alphia james WS-WH2
13. Manisha & Mandeep WD SL3-SU5
